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Skills

Just as your character has a certain race and class, he or she can have different skills in the NERO world.  These learned skills allow your character to do different tasks, even tasks that you could never do in real life.  With many skills, you can advance in level and improve your ability.  The chart below provides a quick reference to the skills, their cost, and prerequisites.

Trades and Crafts

F

R

S

T

Prerequisites

Alchemy

6

3

4

5

Herbal Lore

Armorsmith

3

4

4

3

 

Craftsman (Type)

3

3

3

3

 

Create Potion

6

5

3

4

Any 4th Level Earth Spell

Create Scroll

6

5

3

4

Any 4th Level Celestial Spell

Create Trap

6

3

4

5

Disarm/Arm Trap

Disarm/Arm Trap

9

3

6

9

 

Evaluate Item

6

3

6

6

 

Herbal Lore

6

3

4

5

Read and Write

Pick Locks

9

3

9

9

 

Weaponsmith

3

4

4

3

 

 

Racial Abilities

F

R

S

T

Prerequisites

Break Charm

2

2

2

2

Biata, Mystic Wood Elf

Detect Celestial Magic

2

2

2

2

Barbarian

Gypsy Curse/Remove Gypsy Curse

2

2

2

2

Gypsy

Resist Charm

3

3

3

3

Biata, Drae, Elf, Mystic Wood Elf

Resist Poison

4

4

4

4

Dwarf, Hobling, Sarr, Scavenger

Resist Sleep

2

2

2

2

Biata, Drae, Elf

 

Weapons & Armor

F

R

S

T

Prerequisites

Archery

6

10

15

12

 

One Handed Blunt

3

4

8

5

 

One Handed Edged

5

5

10

7

 

Polearm

8

10

12

10

 

Shield

5

10

15

7

 

Small Weapon

2

2

2

2

 

Staff

4

4

4

4

 

Thrown Weapon

4

4

4

4

 

Two Handed Blunt

6

8

12

8

 

Two Handed Sword

8

12

16

12

 

Florentine

6

6

12

8

A weapon skill

Style Master

10

15

20

15

A weapon skill

Two Weapons

2

4

4

4

Florentine

Weapon Master

15

18

20

18

 

One Handed Weapon Master

8

10

14

10

 

Two Handed Weapon Master

12

14

18

14

 

Wear Extra Armor

2

2

4

2

 

 

Scholarly Skills

F

R

S

T

Prerequisites

Read and Write

6

6

3

3

 

Read Magic

8

6

4

4

Read and Write

 

Celestial Magic(primary)

F

R

S

T

Prerequisites

Celestial Magic Level 1

3

2

1

1

Read Magic

Celestial Magic Level 2

3

2

1

1

Celestial Magic Level 1

Celestial Magic Level 3

6

4

2

2

Celestial Magic Level 2

Celestial Magic Level 4

6

4

2

2

Celestial Magic Level 3

Celestial Magic Level 5

9

6

3

3

Celestial Magic Level 4

Celestial Magic Level 6

9

6

3

4

Celestial Magic Level 5

Celestial Magic Level 7

12

8

4

5

Celestial Magic Level 6

Celestial Magic Level 8

12

8

4

5

Celestial Magic Level 7

Celestial Magic Level 9

15

10

5

6

Celestial Magic Level 8

Formal Celestial Magic

12

8

4

4

Celestial Magic Level 9

 

Celestial Magic(secondary)

F

R

S

T

Prerequisites

Celestial Magic Level 1

6

4

2

2

Read Magic

Celestial Magic Level 2

6

4

2

2

Celestial Magic Level1

Celestial Magic Level 3

12

8

4

4

Celestial Magic Level 2

Celestial Magic Level 4

12

8

4

6

Celestial Magic Level 3

Celestial Magic Level 5

18

12

6

6

Celestial Magic Level 4

Celestial Magic Level 6

18

12

6

8

Celestial Magic Level 5

Celestial Magic Level 7

24

16

8

10

Celestial Magic Level 6

Celestial Magic Level 8

24

16

8

10

Celestial Magic Level 7 

Celestial Magic Level 9

30

20

10

12

Celestial Magic Level 8

Formal Celestial Magic

24

16

8

8

Celestial Magic Level 9

 

Healing Skills

F

R

S

T

Prerequisites

First Aid

4

3

2

2

None

Healing Arts

4

3

2

2

Read and Write & First Aid

 

Earth Magic(primary)

F

R

S

T

Prerequisites

Earth Magic Level 1

3

2

1

1

Healing Arts

Earth Magic Level 2

3

2

1

1

Earth Magic Level 1

Earth Magic Level 3

6

4

2

2

Earth Magic Level 2

Earth Magic Level 4

6

4

2

3

Earth Magic Level 3

Earth Magic Level 5

9

6

3

3

Earth Magic Level 4

Earth Magic Level 6

9

6

3

4

Earth Magic Level 5

Earth Magic Level 7

12

8

4

5

Earth Magic Level 6

Earth Magic Level 8

12

8

4

5

Earth Magic Level 7

Earth Magic Level 9

15

10

5

6

Earth Magic Level 8

Formal Earth Magic

12

8

4

4

Earth Magic Level 9

 

Earth Magic(secondary)

F

R

S

T

Prerequisites

Earth Magic Level 1

6

4

2

2

Healing Arts

Earth Magic Level 2

6

4

2

2

Earth Magic Level 1

Earth Magic Level 3

12

8

4

4

Earth Magic Level 2

Earth Magic Level 4

12

8

4

6

Earth Magic Level 3

Earth Magic Level 5

18

12

6

6

Earth Magic Level 4

Earth Magic Level 6

18

12

6

8

Earth Magic Level 5

Earth Magic Level 7

24

16

8

10

Earth Magic Level 6

Earth Magic Level 8

24

16

8

10

Earth Magic Level 7

Earth Magic Level 9

30

20

10

12

Earth Magic Level 8

Formal Earth Magic

24

16

8

8

Earth Magic Level 9

 

Stealth Skills

F

R

S

T

Prerequisites

Waylay

12

6

12

12

 

1st Set Back Attack #1

6

3

6

6

Weapon Skill

1st Set Back Attack #2

6

3

6

6

1st Set Back Attack #1

1st Set Back Attack #3

6

3

6

6

1st Set Back Attack #2

1st Set Back Attack #4

6

3

6

6

1st Set Back Attack #3

Backstab +2

6

3

6

6

1st Set Back Attack #4

2nd Set Back Attack #1

6

3

6

6

Backstab +2

2nd Set Back Attack #2

6

3

6

6

2nd Set Back Attack #1

2nd Set Back Attack #3

6

3

6

6

2nd Set Back Attack #2

2nd Set Back Attack #4

6

3

6

6

2nd Set Back Attack #3

Backstab +4

6

3

6

6

2nd Set Back Attack #4

Additional Set Back Attack #1-4

6

3

6

6

Backstab +4

etc.

 

 

 

 

 

Assassinate/Dodge

20

10

20

20

Backstab +4

Second Assassinate/Dodge

20

10

20

20

Backstab +8

Third Assassinate/Dodge

20

10

20

20

Backstab +12

etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fighting Skills

F

R

S

T

Prerequisites

1st Set Critical Attack #1

3

4

8

3

Weapon skill

1st Set Critical Attack #2

3

4

8

3

1st Set Critical Attack #1

1st Set Critical Attack #3

3

4

8

3

1st Set Critical Attack #2

1st Set Critical Attack #4

3

4

8

3

1st Set Critical Attack #3

Weapon Proficiency +1

3

4

8

3

1st Set Critical Attack #4

2nd Set Critical Attack #1

3

4

8

4

Weapon Proficiency +1

2nd Set Critical Attack #2

3

4

8

4

2nd Set Critical Attack #1

2nd Set Critical Attack #3

3

4

8

4

2nd Set Critical Attack #2

2nd Set Critical Attack #4

3

4

8

4

2nd Set Critical Attack #3

Weapon Proficiency +2

3

4

8

4

2nd Set Critical Attack #4

Additional Critical Attacks

3

4

8

5

Weapon Proficiency +2 or greater

Weapon Proficiency +3 and up

3

4

8

5

Additional Critical Attack #4

etc.

 

 

 

 

 

1st Critical Slay/Parry

10

15

20

15

Weapon Proficiency +2

2nd Critical Slay/Parry

10

15

20

15

Weapon Proficiency +4

etc.

 

 

 

 

 

1st Set Master Critical Attack #1

3

4

8

4

Weapon Skill

1st Set Master Critical Attack #2

3

4

8

4

1st Set Master Critical Attack #1

1st Set Master Critical Attack #3

3

4

8

4

1st Set Master Critical Attack #2

1st Set Master Critical Attack #4

3

4

8

4

1st Set Master Critical Attack #3

Master Proficiency  +1

5

7

12

7

1st Set Master Critical Attack #4

2nd Master Critical Attack #1

3

4

8

4

Master Proficiency +1

2nd Master Critical Attack +2

3

4

8

4

2nd Master Critical Attack #1

2nd Master Critical Attack #3

3

4

8

4

2nd Set Master Critical Attack #2

2nd Master Critical Attack #4

3

4

8

4

2nd Set Master Critcal Attack #3

Master Proficiency +2

5

8

12

8

2nd Set Master Critical Attack #4

Additional Master Critical Attacks

3

6

8

6

Master Proficiency +2 or greater

Master Proficiency +3 and up

5

8

12

8

Additional Master Critical Attack #4

etc.

 

 

 

 

 

1st Master Critical Slay/Parry

13

18

25

18

Master Proficiency +2

2nd Master Critical Slay/Parry

13

18

25

18

Master Proficiency +4

etc.

 

 

 

 

 
 

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